Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn rises after setting contract lows on favorable US crop prospects

Jul. 9, 2025 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned higher on Wednesday after favorable U.S. crop conditions pushed prices to contract lows.

U.S. grains: Corn futures slip further as US crop conditions improve

Jul. 8, 2025 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures fall on beneficial US crop weather

Jul. 7, 2025 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

ADM sets off ‘frenzy’ in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule

Jun. 13, 2025 at 10:02 am CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters Tom Polansek

A woman is detained during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video.

U.S. immigration raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries

Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:53 am CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures backtrack from record highs

May. 14, 2025 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit nearly 10-month high on biofuel and trade hopes

May. 14, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures set a nearly 10-month high on Wednesday as the truce in the U.S.-China tariff dispute and a proposal to extend a U.S. biofuel tax credit boosted hopes for demand.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. farmers say Brazil still has edge in China’s soybean market despite trade truce

May. 13, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers gain soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price advantage.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Staff exodus at U.S. farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May. 12, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The […]

By Leah Douglas Tom Polansek

U.S. senator investigates claims of child labour at Tyson Foods plant

May. 7, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says he has launched an investigation into Tyson Foods after a former employee alleged children worked at one of its processing plants.

By Reuters Tom Polansek